Rowing-oar.



0'. G. BRAY.

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To all whom' z'z'mag/ concern.' 1

Be' it .known that I,r CHARLES G. BRAY, `a citizen of the TJnited States, residing at Bowie, inthe county of ,Cochisefand State of Arizona, have invented certain'new and useful Improvements inRowing-Oars; and I do hereby declare the followingl lto be a fling C1921?, and Iexact description'bf themu "The heads are provided of causing the blade sections or portions tomove simultaneously in the same direction, whereby a more perfect control ofthe boat may be obtained.

A further object of the invention is to provide a rowing oar of this character which will enable the blade to be readily dipped and raised as required, and which will maintain the handle sections in proper position to be quickly grasped, thereby providing an oar adapted for use in emergencies.

With these and other objects in view, the invention consists in the construction and novel combination of parts hereinafter fully described, illustrated in the accompanying drawing and. pointed out in the claims hereto appended; it being understood that various changes in the form, proportion, size and minor details of construction, within the scope of the claims, may be resorted to without departing from the spirit Y specifiafion of Leeerfent o Paeeiitedoet. aa, ier?. Appiicatioaaiedirayzz,isla'serii'nprgeovff.

" lIn the 'accompanyingdrawing, in which is illustratedf the preferredv embodiment of flandfa handlesection or .member 2 p'rovided' at their "adjacentr 'ends "with heads e and 4t having. arcuate series `of meshing teeth `5 and 'f6 Aand forminggear elements. with attaching Shanks 7 and 8, which are secured in longitudinal slots 9 and 10 of the sections or members 1 and 2 by suitable fastening devices ll and 12. The gear elements are pivotally mounted and maintained in meshing relation by means of tubular pivots 13 and 14, which pass through connecting plates 15. spaced apart to receive the heads 3 and-11, and the tubular pivots of the joint or con?. nection, formed by the said pivots and the plates, are adapted to receive pivots v16 and 17 lof a row lock. The row lock is composed of a central longitudinal pintle`18 and arms 19 and 2.0 formed by bending the metal of which the row lock is constructed laterally in opposite directions and then lon# The connecting plates 15 are,l 'I

vided with a rounded transverselyv convex upper edge or face 23.

rIhe oar is adapted to rock on the pintle" 18 to dip and elevate the blade, and when the handle portion or section 2 is moved forwardly, the blade will move in the same direction, and when the said handle portion or section is moved rearwardly, the blade will be carried in the same direction. This will enable the rower to face the front of the boat, which can thereby be handled with greater accuracy and certainty in rowing, guiding, landing and the like, and manyv feats in sport and under other conditions may be performed with the` rowing oar. Also in rescuing a person from drowning, the oarsman will not only be vable to reach a4 person with greater rapidity and cer-` tainty,but will be in a better position for rescuing a person.

The blade section or member and the handle section or member may be constructed of any suitable material to adapt the oar for various kinds of row boats and the like.

What is claimed is:

1. The combination with a boat having spaced bearings, of an oar lock consisting efa pintle extending throiigh the hearings, pivots connected With the pintle at the outer sides of the said bearings to 'retain'the pintle therein, and an oar coinposed of;V blade and handle sections, mounted on the said pivots and provided With teeth arranged meshing relation.

2? A revele Q2u @empresse blade and handle sectionsV provided with heads hav- Gqnilesrof this pate/n1; @nay be obtained. ftgr ing teeth, connecting means having pivots for the said heads and provided thereat with openings,v and an car lock consisting of a pintle, and substantially-shaded a'rms'conneeted with the ends of the pintle and having projecting terminal pivots ar- 1"a`n`,`ged1 in"the said openings, andfbealrin'gs receiving the said pintle.

i` ntestinionfv 'whereof I aiix my signature in the presence of two Witnesses.

CHARLES Gr. BRAY.

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